U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama's First Five Years : Comparative Analysis With Recent Presidents.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Circuit courts.

Judges.

Nominations for office.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (25 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1981.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses selection and confirmation process for U.S. circuit and district court judges, in light of recent Senate debates over degree of success of President Obama nominees in gaining Senate confirmation, relative prevalence of vacant judgeships compared to years past, and effect of delayed judicial appointments on judicial vacancy levels. Provides statistics on all nominations and confirmations to U.S. circuit and district court judgeships during the first five years of Obama Presidency, and compares these numbers and confirmation rates to those of three most recent two-term predecessors. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama's First Five Years

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